Morocco have been named as Africa Cup of Nations champions, with Senegal’s controversial win overturned two months after its acrimonious conclusion.
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has made the dramatic decision after an appeal board determined the Senegal team had forfeited the match when they left the field in protest at a disputed penalty deep in stoppage time.
The walk off, instigated by coach Pape Thiaw, led to a lengthy delay, and when the game was belatedly restarted, Brahim Diaz saw his spot-kick saved by Edouard Mendy.
Pape Gueye went on to score the winning goal in extra time but there was unrest in the crowd and recriminations in the aftermath.
Having studied the circumstances, the appeal board took the…